Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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